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Preface to Murder (Large Print): An Oxford Murder Mystery (Bridget Hart) Paperback – Large Print, May 4, 2021
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The Oxford Literary Festival is in full swing, but Detective Inspector Bridget Hart isn’t there to learn about books. Instead she’s been given the task of protecting Diane Gilbert, a controversial author who has received a death threat. Diane doesn’t seem to think she needs Bridget’s protection, but when the worst happens, Bridget’s role switches to running a murder enquiry.
The only clues Bridget has to go on relate to Diane’s new book which examines the murky world of international arms deals. Under pressure to identify the killer, Bridget finds herself drawn into the clandestine world of foreign governments and the British Security Service. She’ll need all her wiles and the full cooperation of her team to follow the twisting trail of evidence to its logical conclusion.
Set amongst the dreaming spires of Oxford University, the Bridget Hart series is perfect for fans of Elly Griffiths, JR Ellis, Faith Martin and classic British murder mysteries.
- Print length390 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateMay 4, 2021
- Dimensions6 x 0.98 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101914537114
- ISBN-13978-1914537110
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When a beautiful, wealthy student is found dead in her room in Oxford’s most prestigious college, Detective Inspector Bridget Hart is called to investigate. The murdered girl appeared to have no enemies, yet was killed in a brutal and bloody attack. Haunted and driven by her own personal tragedy, newly promoted DI Bridget Hart has a lot to prove as she leads her first murder case. Her investigation uncovers a tangled web of lies, lust and ambition, and brings her into conflict with powerful interests. But no one can be above suspicion within the closed and claustrophobic confines of an Oxford college, where students and academics live and work side by side, and a ruthless killer waits to strike again. |
When reclusive artist, Gabriel Quinn, is gunned down outside a gallery on Oxford High Street, Detective Inspector Bridget Hart investigates the world of contemporary art, where paintings can change hands for millions in the auction room. Bridget is convinced that the last words spoken by the artist – a mysterious code of 8 digits and a letter – are key to unravelling the mystery of his death. But when her ex-husband, Ben, now a senior detective with the Metropolitan Police in London shows up with new information about the murdered man, Bridget’s personal and professional lives are brought crashing together with dramatic consequences. |
When Detective Inspector Bridget Hart returns to her old Oxford college for a reunion dinner, she’s hoping for a fun weekend catching up with old friends. But the reunion takes a macabre turn when body parts are served up at the college feast, and one of her friends is found murdered. With Bridget’s arch rival Inspector Baxter leading the murder enquiry, and herself a potential suspect, Bridget is forbidden from taking part in the investigation. But that doesn’t stop her from carrying out her own private enquiries. Bridget soon realises that the murderer is someone known to her. And as the weekend continues and more bodies are found, it becomes clear that they will stop at nothing to get what they want. Can Bridget uncover the dark secrets of the past in time to halt the killer, or will she be next on the murderer’s list? |
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- Publisher : Landmark Media; Large type / Large print edition (May 4, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 390 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1914537114
- ISBN-13 : 978-1914537110
- Item Weight : 1.26 pounds
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.98 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,045,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15,669 in Police Procedurals (Books)
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M S Morris is the pseudonym for the writing partnership of Margarita and Steve Morris. They both studied at Oxford University, where they first met in 1990. Together they write psychological thrillers and crime novels. They are married and live in Oxfordshire.
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The character development is excellent, especially that of Bridget and her fellow police officers. And
Oxford almost seems like a character too.
I just wish we didn’t have to wait another few months for the next book in the series.
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Louise is an overly assertive and domineering sixth year old lecturer at Oxford.
She is of the opinion that her view is the right one and is completely intolerant of anyone else's point of view is incorrect.
She has written a book based on her belief that UK & IS are selling arms to the Middle East, and their military intervention is completely wrong.
Any country threatened by one of its neighbours, should be left to get on with it.
UK & IS should not have helped Kuwait after invasion, or assisted in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq. The Dean of her college is a Kuwaiti, and has the opposite opinion, his father being murdered by Iraqi troops.
She is giving a !lecture during the Literary Festival to promote her first book, Bridget and Jake are attending,as she has received a death threat.
All goes well and the police officers drive her home. Upon arrival, they 'clear' the house and she looks herself in for the night.
Previous to get homecoming two uniformed police officers have cleared the gardens and declared them okay.
As Louise has a radio interview early next morning, Bridget is on security detail. Next morning she arrives, but can get no answer. The patrol officers have been out the front of house all night , Bridget gets them to force entry, inside calling Louise.
They find her dead in bed, checking sround, glass in the back door has been broken.
After much persuasion, her boss, Grayson, makes her SIO.
Bridget is on a right schedule, if she doesn't produce results quickly, the case will be given to DI Baxter - not one of her favourite people.
A good read.



There are as usual, a plethora of suspects and twists along the way. The read is kept guessing until the very end.
A very enjoyable book and I look forward to #7 in the series due for release in October.


Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 26, 2021
There are as usual, a plethora of suspects and twists along the way. The read is kept guessing until the very end.
A very enjoyable book and I look forward to #7 in the series due for release in October.

